ADAMSVILLE, Alabama -- Maurice Smitherman is a sharp kid. He's got a 2.9 grade-point average at Minor High and loves history and math.

He likes to count money and has 26 scholarship offers. Not bad for a high school junior. Smitherman (5-11, 170) has yet to take the ACT and collect the big SEC offers from the likes of Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia and LSU.

But his 40-inch vertical leap and physical mentality in the run game have gotten scholarships dangled his way from the likes of Top 20 mainstays like Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin.

He grew up idolizing Tim Tebow while wolfing down Captain Crunch cereal. He's also got the type of self-confidence that has him thinking he can intercept his dream girl Beyonce' away from Jay-Z.

"I would have to ask her out," he said. "I know the way I would do it she would just have to say yes to go out on just one date with me."

He sees Alabama as a strong contender for his college choice one day because he already has been to Tuscaloosa and likes the way he fits into that program.

"Alabama always needs and is looking for good cornerbacks," he said.

He's been hand-timed at a lot of 4.37 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the D1 training facility in Homewood.

Check out the weekly Wednesday Q&A video with a local standout below. The full transcript of his "60 seconds" interview session follows after the video.

Let’s have a little fun with this. You have 26 scholarship offers. Let’s go speed round. How many of those can you name in a minute?: Ohio State, Clemson, Texas A&M, Oregon, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, UAB, Tulane, Southern Miss, and Appalachian State. I said Arkansas already, didn’t I? Ole Miss. Vandy. Wisconsin. And that’s all I can name.

You have the nickname “Dirt” on your team. Where does that come from? It started when I was in middle school because I used to always fall in the dirt in practice.”

What’s your favorite subject in school? “Social Studies. I just love learning about history and about what people did before I was born.”

Do you have another favorite subject? “Math. I love counting money and that’s a big reason why I love math so much.”

Let’s say you run up on a genie in a magic lamp. You get three wishes. What would those be? “My first wish would probably be for a million dollars. My second wish is a real nice and fast car. Let’s say maybe the fastest car in the world. My (third) wish would be to score the game-winning touchdown in the (state) championship.

What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever seen in a football game? “I (saw) one guy run the wrong way last year in a game and that made me laugh. He ran the wrong way on a punt return.

Did you have a favorite player that you emulated growing up? “Tim Tebow. I just loved his leadership and how people doubted him how he could be a quarterback and he proved that every Saturday night he went out there on the field.”

Do you have a dream school or a dream college? “Florida. Yes, sir. That’s my dream school.”

You’ve gotten all these offers. Do you feel like you’ve worked enough to earn all those offers or do you feel that’s what you’ve gotten so far on God-given talent? “I know I bust my butt every day in the summer to get these offers. But I know I’ve got to still work to get where I am at. I just want to be the best of all-time.”

Do you have anyone in your life that you would call your hero or anyone who stands out that inspires you? “My mom and that’s because she made sacrifices when we needed stuff. She made sacrifices to make sure we had something on the table. That’s my Mom. That’s my hero.”

Do you like to watch TV? What do you like to watch? I love watching cartoons at nighttime. Any series.

What's your favorite part of football? "Changing the game. That's my favorite part of football. When we are down and we need a play, I got out there and get that play."

Some cornerbacks do need seek out the contact. They are not thirsty to get hit. Which one of those corners are you? "I love that contact. Bring it to me and I am going to bring it right back."

You have a Vanderbilt offer. You have almost a B average. What type of focus do you place on your grades? " My mom she stays pressuring me about my grades. She says if my grades aren't good then I cannot play football. So I stay studying and doing what I have to do to make "As" and "Bs" on my tests. But I don't want to bring a "C" home because that would disappoint my mom because she knows I can do better. That's why I try to bring home all "As" and "Bs" with my grades.

Did you have a favorite toy growing up? "I used to play with action figures. Wrestling action figures. I used to watch wrestling a lot and play with those action figures."

Let's say you could do anything you wanted tomorrow. The next day of your life. What would be the coolest thing you can think of to do with that day? "Go to a Florida game."

Really? Do that Gator chop and all that? Is that something you have thought about a lot? "That's something I have looked at a lot. I have dreamed about doing that one day."